AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although the sensory systems associated with these senses are very different, all share a common function: to convert a stimulus (such as light, or sound, or the position of the body) into an electrical signal in the nervous system. This process is called sensory transduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transduction: the conversion of one form of energy into another. In sensation, this is the transformation of sights, sounds, and smells into neural impulses our brain can interpret.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory transduction-the translation of the sensory stimulus into neuronal activity-involves a variety of physical and chemical mechanisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The conversion from sensory stimulus energy to action potential is known as transduction. You have probably known since elementary school that we have five senses: vision, hearing (audition), smell (olfaction), taste (gustation), and touch (somatosensation).